Well,hello, it's time for Friday Fun! ;) If you love babies, you've come to the right place! LOL
This is one of my favorite statues of all time! It's called "The
Virgin Mother", apparently. When I first saw it I had no idea what it was called, who
designed it, who came up with the idea, what was the point of it? But I
LOVED it. This interesting statue of a pregnant woman stands tall right
in the middle of Midtown, Manhattan at the
Lever House.
Some say "it's gruesome", "it's definitely not
pretty"...and some exclaimed how can people have lunch sitting right
next to it and starring at it (since it's right in the middle of all things offices)? I personally didn't do it (had lunch while starring at her), but I would
have no problem eating while looking at her. Before I knew
any of the controversies about the statue, I liked it without any bias. I think, it's
beautiful.
Creator of this statue is Damien Hurst. And
he is apparently known for making his art work based on the theme
"death". When I saw this statue, I didn't think of death at all. I just
thought it was realistic, beneath our beautiful skin, there is after all
the not so pretty structure of bones, muscles, and tissues. It was just
part of reality.
Anyway, if you're in that area of
Park Avenue-53 street, take a look at the statue, it's located at the
courtyard of the Lever House. It's definitely worth checking it and hey,
it's FREE!!
Apparently, there is a second version of it in the city of London!
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